Hungarian engineering student helps children by designing affordable prosthetics

Cheap prosthetics usually have only a few functions, but better ones can cost fortunes. The problem with prosthetic limbs for children is that they need to be replaced often as they grow, so choosing a prosthetic is an even more difficult task for a child than it would be for an adult. Here comes Alexa Zsófia Vas, a student at Széchenyi István University, who would like to find a solution to this problem. She founded her own startup, Low-cost Robotics, and their aim is to provide an artificial limb for almost all of those in need at an affordable price.

Some of the artificial limbs with more functionality usually cost around €600-700, but some of the more realistic and elaborate bionic limbs can easily cost over €3,000, Forbes wrote.

As a child grows, these limbs need to be replaced about every three months, so they need something more accessible and affordable. By the way, Alexa Zsófia Vas built one of her first robotic arms as a high school student. Her goal, even back then, was to make an affordable and purchasable product from her prototype.

Her startup, Low-Cost Robotics, is developing prosthetic limbs for children between the ages of 6 and 16, as they are in the most difficult position.